Amjad Khan: Who can forget our favourite Gabbar Singh from Sholay. Filmmaker Ramesh Sippy gave the Indian celluloid its biggest and ruthless villain in Gabbar Singh.
Amrish Puri: Mr India's Mogambo portrayed by Bollywood legend Amrish Puri is undoubtedly the most liked villain. His dialogue Mogambo khush hua remains the most favourite one-liner till date.
Gulshan Grover: Gulshan Grover played the character of Kesariya Vilayati to perfection in Subhash Ghai's Ram Lakhan. His dialogue "bad man" became so famous that he was nicknamed as 'bad man' by his fans.
Ajit: Sara shehar mujhe Loyan (Lion) ke naam se janata hai! Loyan or Ajit was remembered for playing a suave villain in many of his movies including Kalicharan.
KN Singh: KN Singh was known for being a stylish villain, who was usually seen well-dressed with his trademark pipe. His expressive eyes made him a league apart from his peers.
Anupam Kher: Who can forget Subhash Ghai's villain Dr Dang played to perfection by Anupam Kher. And its famous one-liner Iss thapad ki goonj abhi tak merey kaanon mein hai.
Sadashiv Amrapurkar: Sadashiv Amrapurkar earned rave reviews for his portrayal of a eunuch Maharani in Mahesh Bhatt's Sadak. He also won a Filmfare award for Best Villain.